New Young Pony Club kombiniert Songstrukturen des Indie-Rock mit Elementen des klassischen New Waves und Electropop von Künstlern wie New Order oder Kraftwerk. Die Sängerin Tahita Bulmer erklärte zum Stil der Band in einem Interview: „We marry the dance ethic with the pop ethic, and make something that you can dance to and sing along to.“ (wikipedia.org)

Director are a pop rock quartet from Malahide, Dublin, Republic of Ireland ... Director has a hook-based pop-rock sound, making their songs quite accessible. Taking their musical cues from their early encounters with the songwriting of The Beatles, Steely Dan and Randy Newman, Director cite Beck, Grandaddy, Muse and The Strokes as some of their modern day influences ... Director's self-produced debut album, We Thrive On Big Cities was released on October 6 [2006] in the Republic of Ireland and included their debut single, Reconnect. Within the first week of release, the album had reached number 2 in the Irish album sales charts, conceding the first place to Sam's Town, by The Killers ... The album was nominated for the Choice Music Prize 2006 for Irish album of the year. It was also nominated in the 'Best Irish Album' category at the 2006 Meteor Music Awards at which the band won the award for 'Best New Irish Act'